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News Feed Latest worldwide news Tunisia's blogging doctor Zied Mhirsi tells Errol Barnett about helping the country's most vulnerable population groups. Sports Briefing | Baseball Mets Opt to Buy Out Santana The Mets declined a $25 million option on the injured pitcher Johan Santana and will pay him a $5.5 million buyout. Stenson Looking to Keep Punter Poulter at Bay Henrik Stenson is doubly determined to stay at the top of the European Tour's Race To Dubai money list especially as it would mean he avoids paying out 1,000 pounds ($1,600) in a losing bet to Florida neighbor Ian Poulter. Global Soccer An Arsenal Team That Thrives on Change Arsenal's goal scorers on Saturday typify Arsne Wenger's insistence that soccer is not just a contest, but should be entertainment at its highest level. Nazi-looted art trove includes works by Picasso Nov. 5 - German authorities say Nazi-looted art found in a Munich flat include works by Picasso, Toulouse-Lautrec and Courbet. Julie Noce reports. Television Review Revisiting Jimi Hendrix on PBSs American Masters American Masters Jimi Hendrix Hear My Train a Comin is a documentary about the guitarist whose death in 1970 at the age of 27 cemented his legendary status. Sandy's impact on Cuba A year after Hurricane Sandy slammed into Cuba, one family still lives in the ruins of their home. Rare Roman eagle found in London A Roman sculpture of an eagle with a writhing serpent firmly gripped in its hooked beak was unveiled Wednesday in London, where archaeologists found it on a site earmarked for a hotel development. Visitors get surprise at White House Nov. 5 - The President and First Lady surprise visitors by greeting them on the first day White House tours resume since sequestration cuts. Rough cut (no reporter narration). 'Stan' ready for singles success Stan Wawrinka talks to CNN about his return to the World top ten and his Olympic gold medal win with Roger Federer. Tariff dodging takes its toll on India's highway developers NEW DELHI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Flashing lights on the roof, tailgating politicians' motorcades, smashing up toll booths, and beating up toll collectors. Orlando Bloom Legolas is one of my favorite characters Nov. 04 - The actor talks reprising his Lord of the Rings role in the new Hobbit film. Rough Cut (no reporter narration) ArtsBeat More Turmoil in Russian Ballet World The appointment of Nikolai Tsiskaridze, a former Bolshoi Ballet star, as head of the Vaganova Ballet Academy, prompts harsh criticism. Big Money Flows in New Jersey Races to Thwart Christie Agenda Democrats and unions, fearful that a landslide victory by Gov. Chris Christie will reshape the states political landscape, have spent tens of millions of dollars in a record-breaking outside spending campaign. In Geneva, Diplomats Try to Push Syria Peace Conference Senior U.S., Russian and U.N. diplomats met to build momentum for peace talks, despite rifts within the Syrian opposition and other states in the region. Sinosphere Blog Another Look at the Empress Dowager Cixi, This Time as the Great Modernizer Jung Chang presents the subject of her biography as neither the cruel despot nor the easily manipulated ruler that the Chinese Communist Party and other critics have long portrayed. Deadly sins Good for your career? Greed, envy, pride and wrath Four of the seven deadly sins and the subtext of many a cautionary tale. But could these dark, often suppressed aspects of the human psyche also offer up clues to the secret of career success? Netflix Acquires Streaming Rights to a Highly Praised Documentary The services deal for The Square, about protests in Egypt, follows its strategy of extending its reach beyond television series. UPDATE 1-Early Twitter investors double down on consumer Web start-ups SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - For Twitter Inc's early venture capital backers, some of whom stand to make over 500 times their investment when the company goes public, now is a time not just to celebrate but increase their stakes in mobile and social media. Bangladesh Sentences 152 to Death for 2009 Mutiny A Bangladesh court sentenced 152 people to death Tuesday for a 2009 mutiny by disgruntled border guards who killed dozens of military commanders during a brutal, two-day uprising. Nazi-looted art trove includes works by Picasso Nov. 5 - German authorities say Nazi-looted art found in a Munich flat include works by Picasso, Toulouse-Lautrec and Courbet. Julie Noce reports. On Location | Red Hook, Brooklyn Three Feet High and Rising After seeing his house knee-deep in water, New Yorks chief urban designer is determined to keep it from happening again. German Officials Provide Details on Looted Art The first glimpse of the collection brought astonishment but also anger and the initial stirrings of what will likely be a long battle over who owns the works. Breakingviews Fines o'plenty Nov. 5 - SAC Capital and JJ have agreed to pay a combined $4 billion to resolve unrelated U.S. probes. Breakingviews columnists discuss the price of doing business. REFILE-Former Ecuadorean judge denies fraud, defends Chevron ruling NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The former Ecuadorean judge who issued a $19 billion pollution judgment against Chevron Corp testified on Tuesday that he wrote the ruling alone, two weeks after another judge testified that he had been paid to ghostwrite much of the decision. Well Concussions and the Classroom The American Academy of Pediatrics on Sunday released new recommendations regarding students who return to school following a concussion. Days Best in the N.F.L. The top performers and key injuries in Week 9 of the N.F.L. season. Streetscapes | Equine Watering Holes Where Horses Wet Their Whistles Of the few horses that remain in New York, many may soon be out of a job. Motherlode Blog Should Our Daughters Come to Our (Gay) Wedding? Our daughters (8 and 10) think we already are married. We had a commitment ceremony almost 20 years ago. When we head to City Hall to make it legal, wouldnt it just confuse them if we ask them to come along? Net income at Brazil's BTG Pactual rises in third quarter SAO PAULO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Grupo BTG Pactual SA , Brazil's largest independent investment bank, earned 746 million reais ($327 million) in third-quarter net income, according to a securities filing on Wednesday. Homes become the frontline in Aleppo Nov. 4 - Amateur video appears to show war raging across Syria amid reports that Bashar al-Assad's forces are reclaiming rebel-held ground. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Reuters Today Hard gear change for BMW Nov. 5 - Tech costs and discounts weigh on BMW profits. ETX Capitals Joe Rundle says its a worrying sign of weakness to come. China warns against looser monetary policy and U.S.'s Kerry heads for Israel. U.S. Says It Wont Back New International Coal-Fired Power Plants The Obama administration acted aggressively to impose its environmental policies in coal projects financed by the World Bank and others. Defectors Land on Their Feet Seven defectors from the National Ballet of Cuba have found jobs with American ballet companies since their arrival in the spring. German Officials Provide Details on Looted Art The first glimpse of the collection brought astonishment but also anger and the initial stirrings of what will likely be a long battle over who owns the works. Vatican launches survey on modern day life Nov. 5 - The Vatican launches a global survey to find out what Catholics think about the church's teachings on family life and marriage. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Caught Between Sudans, Region Tries to Pick Side Residents of the Abyei region, on the border of Sudan and South Sudan, voted on which country to be a part of, a move that could have real consequences if tensions are raised. China 'flexible' on climate talks but rich nation funding is key top negotiator BEIJING (Reuters) - China will be "flexible" in U.N. talks for a new global climate change deal, but the key to progress is getting rich nations to keep pledges to fund mitigation steps by poorer countries, the country's top climate change official said on Tuesday. K-pop group wins YouTube award The South Korean girls group Girls' Generation beat the likes of Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and their compatriot Psy to win the top award for video of the year at the inaugural YouTube Music Awards. Art Review Rituals of Rented Island, Performance Art at the Whitney Rituals of Rented Island, at the Whitney Museum of American Art, collects the ephemera of 1970s performance art in New York.

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